Predictors of County-Level Home Modification Use Across the US.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geospatial analyses illustrating where the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations program (HISA) have been prescribed suggest that home modification (HM) services under US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not prescribed and used uniformly across the US.

Methods

The objective of this study was to identify county characteristics associated with HISA use rates, such as county-level measures of clinical care and quality of care, variables related to physical environment, and sociodemographic characteristics. Multiple regression analysis was used to predict county-level utilization rate from county-level variables.

Results

County-level HISA use was highly skewed and ranged from 0.09 to 59.7%, with a mean of 6.6% and median of 5%. Percent uninsured ad

SUBMITTER: Semeah LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648602 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature